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La funci\u00f3n de tasklet vmci_dispatch_dgs() llama a vmci_read_data(), que utiliza wait_event(), lo que resulta en una suspensi\u00f3n no v\u00e1lida en un contexto at\u00f3mico (y, por lo tanto, potencialmente en un interbloqueo). Utilice IRQs con subprocesos para solucionar este problema y eliminar por completo el uso de tasklets. [ 20.264639] ERROR: funci\u00f3n de suspensi\u00f3n llamada desde un contexto no v\u00e1lido en drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c:145 [ 20.264643] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 762, name: vmtoolsd [ 20.264645] preempt_count: 101, esperado: 0 [ 20.264646] Profundidad de anidamiento de RCU: 0, esperado: 0 [ 20.264647] 1 bloqueo retenido por vmtoolsd/762: [ 20.264648] #0: ffff0000874ae440 (sk_lock-AF_VSOCK){+.+.}-{0:0}, en: vsock_connect+0x60/0x330 [vsock] [ 20.264658] Preempci\u00f3n deshabilitada en: [ 20.264659] [] vmci_send_datagram+0x44/0xa0 [vmw_vmci] [ 20.264665] CPU: 0 PID: 762 Comm: vmtoolsd No contaminado 5.19.0-0.rc8.20220727git39c3c396f813.60.fc37.aarch64 #1 [ 20.264667] Nombre del hardware: VMware, Inc. VBSA/VBSA, BIOS VEFI 31/12/2020 [ 20.264668] Rastreo de llamadas: [ 20.264669] dump_backtrace+0xc4/0x130 [ 20.264672] show_stack+0x24/0x80 [ 20.264673] dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb4 [ 20.264676] dump_stack+0x18/0x34 [ 20.264677] __might_resched+0x1a0/0x280 [ 20.264679] __might_sleep+0x58/0x90 [ 20.264681] vmci_read_data+0x74/0x120 [vmw_vmci] [ 20.264683] vmci_dispatch_dgs+0x64/0x204 [vmw_vmci] [ 20.264686] tasklet_action_common.constprop.0+0x13c/0x150 [ 20.264688] tasklet_action+0x40/0x50 [ 20.264689] __do_softirq+0x23c/0x6b4 [ 20.264690] __irq_exit_rcu+0x104/0x214 [ 20.264691] irq_exit_rcu+0x1c/0x50 [ 20.264693] el1_interrupt+0x38/0x6c [ 20.264695] el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24 [ 20.264696] el1h_64_irq+0x68/0x6c [ 20.264697] preempt_count_sub+0xa4/0xe0 [ 20.264698] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x64/0xb0 [ 20.264701] vmci_send_datagram+0x7c/0xa0 [vmw_vmci] [ 20.264703] vmci_datagram_dispatch+0x84/0x100 [vmw_vmci] [ 20.264706] vmci_datagram_send+0x2c/0x40 [vmw_vmci] [ 20.264709] vmci_transport_send_control_pkt+0xb8/0x120 [vmw_vsock_vmci_transport] [ 20.264711] vmci_transport_connect+0x40/0x7c [vmw_vsock_vmci_transport] [ 20.264713] vsock_connect+0x278/0x330 [vsock] [ 20.264715] __sys_connect_file+0x8c/0xc0 [ 20.264718] __sys_connect+0x84/0xb4 [ 20.264720] __arm64_sys_connect+0x2c/0x3c [ 20.264721] invocar_syscall+0x78/0x100 [ 20.264723] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x68/0x124 [ 20.264724] do_el0_svc+0x38/0x4c [ 20.264725] el0_svc+0x60/0x180 [ 20.264726] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x11c/0x150 [ 20.264728] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194"}], "id": "CVE-2022-49759", "lastModified": "2025-10-01T18:15:33.273", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2025-03-27T17:15:41.163", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3daed6345d5880464f46adab871d208e1baa2f3a"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/548ea9dd5e01b0ecf53d2563004c80abd636743d"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-667"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-667"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"affected_release": [{"advisory": "RHSA-2024:3138", "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "package": "kernel-0:4.18.0-553.el8_10", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8", "release_date": "2024-05-22T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2023:6583", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "package": "kernel-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9", "release_date": "2023-11-07T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2023:6583", "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "package": "kernel-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9", "release_date": "2023-11-07T00:00:00Z"}], "bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: VMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets", "id": "2355497", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2355497"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.4", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "verified"}, "cwe": "CWE-667", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nVMCI: Use threaded irqs instead of tasklets\nThe vmci_dispatch_dgs() tasklet function calls vmci_read_data()\nwhich uses wait_event() resulting in invalid sleep in an atomic\ncontext (and therefore potentially in a deadlock).\nUse threaded irqs to fix this issue and completely remove usage\nof tasklets.\n[ 20.264639] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_guest.c:145\n[ 20.264643] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 762, name: vmtoolsd\n[ 20.264645] preempt_count: 101, expected: 0\n[ 20.264646] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0\n[ 20.264647] 1 lock held by vmtoolsd/762:\n[ 20.264648] #0: ffff0000874ae440 (sk_lock-AF_VSOCK){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vsock_connect+0x60/0x330 [vsock]\n[ 20.264658] Preemption disabled at:\n[ 20.264659] [<ffff80000151d7d8>] vmci_send_datagram+0x44/0xa0 [vmw_vmci]\n[ 20.264665] CPU: 0 PID: 762 Comm: vmtoolsd Not tainted 5.19.0-0.rc8.20220727git39c3c396f813.60.fc37.aarch64 #1\n[ 20.264667] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VBSA/VBSA, BIOS VEFI 12/31/2020\n[ 20.264668] Call trace:\n[ 20.264669] dump_backtrace+0xc4/0x130\n[ 20.264672] show_stack+0x24/0x80\n[ 20.264673] dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb4\n[ 20.264676] dump_stack+0x18/0x34\n[ 20.264677] __might_resched+0x1a0/0x280\n[ 20.264679] __might_sleep+0x58/0x90\n[ 20.264681] vmci_read_data+0x74/0x120 [vmw_vmci]\n[ 20.264683] vmci_dispatch_dgs+0x64/0x204 [vmw_vmci]\n[ 20.264686] tasklet_action_common.constprop.0+0x13c/0x150\n[ 20.264688] tasklet_action+0x40/0x50\n[ 20.264689] __do_softirq+0x23c/0x6b4\n[ 20.264690] __irq_exit_rcu+0x104/0x214\n[ 20.264691] irq_exit_rcu+0x1c/0x50\n[ 20.264693] el1_interrupt+0x38/0x6c\n[ 20.264695] el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24\n[ 20.264696] el1h_64_irq+0x68/0x6c\n[ 20.264697] preempt_count_sub+0xa4/0xe0\n[ 20.264698] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x64/0xb0\n[ 20.264701] vmci_send_datagram+0x7c/0xa0 [vmw_vmci]\n[ 20.264703] vmci_datagram_dispatch+0x84/0x100 [vmw_vmci]\n[ 20.264706] vmci_datagram_send+0x2c/0x40 [vmw_vmci]\n[ 20.264709] vmci_transport_send_control_pkt+0xb8/0x120 [vmw_vsock_vmci_transport]\n[ 20.264711] vmci_transport_connect+0x40/0x7c [vmw_vsock_vmci_transport]\n[ 20.264713] vsock_connect+0x278/0x330 [vsock]\n[ 20.264715] __sys_connect_file+0x8c/0xc0\n[ 20.264718] __sys_connect+0x84/0xb4\n[ 20.264720] __arm64_sys_connect+0x2c/0x3c\n[ 20.264721] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100\n[ 20.264723] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x68/0x124\n[ 20.264724] do_el0_svc+0x38/0x4c\n[ 20.264725] el0_svc+0x60/0x180\n[ 20.264726] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x11c/0x150\n[ 20.264728] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194"], "name": "CVE-2022-49759", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-03-27T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49759\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49759\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025032702-CVE-2022-49759-5392@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}